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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (19 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Professor Lane agrees it will probably be substantially more than 13,000.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Name the person you want-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to raise the fallout of Hurricane Ophelia and insurance for people. The media have suggested that house and car premiums may go up for ordinary citizens. Insurance companies cannot use Hurricane Ophelia as a back door to raising insurance premiums. They factor heavy loadings for storms and other impacts into the prices they charge, so they cannot rip people off because of Ophelia....

Seanad: Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House and commend him and his colleagues on how Operation Ophelia was managed. It was a very difficult situation but it was handled in the only way it could be handled. Information was disseminated and prudent decisions taken, certainly with regard to the closing of schools, which always poses a very difficult situation for parents like myself....

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Cathaoirleach for affording me time. With regard to Storm Ophelia, I would like to acknowledge the phenomenal work done by public servants on the ground in Limerick through Limerick City and County Council, the HSE, An Garda Síochána and every other public body involved. It was a day we could be proud of our public servants and the work they do. I take grave exception...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I commend the Bill and acknowledge the people from the deaf community in the Gallery. I wish to speak to amendment No. 41. In essence, such a review mechanism every three to five years is provided for in most legislation. The first review would be three years after the legislation is enacted and then every five years thereafter. I have no doubt that there will be a kind of a formal...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to be associated with the remarks on this historic moment. I acknowledge what it means for the deaf community and wider society to acknowledge formally something that needed to be righted. From dealing with the deaf community in Limerick, I know how passionately they feel about this. I commend Senators Mark Daly and Lorraine Clifford-Lee and their team on this as well as the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will raise two matters. The first is pensions for homemakers.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will find a mechanism.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have raised the issue of homemakers many times in this House. There are some people who do not qualify for any form of pension and others who qualify for reduced pensions. I expect the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to come to the House to discuss this issue. Many homemakers are farmers' wives and we have discussed family farms and stamp duty with the Minister for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Customer Experience (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: The witnesses' stories are very stark. I am from Limerick, where we deal with people like this at all stages. The witnesses are a few of many and it is fantastic that they have gone public. Mr. Kissane has dealt with the banks. We have had them here repeatedly, as well as the Central Bank, in respect of the trackers. I find it astounding that the banks do not have the information at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Customer Experience (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why, then, is the Central Bank affording the banks so much time to comply with the review? Is it credible that the Central Bank does not have the power to insist on the banks coming forward with the information in a matter of weeks? To the ordinary person looking in, it appears that the tail is wagging the dog. The banks are telling the Central Bank they cannot come up with the information...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Customer Experience (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I personally do not believe it is credible that this is taking so long. Given the level of sophistication they are at, I believe the banks are kicking the can down the road. When representatives of the Central Bank appear before the committee next week, we need to be told why this is taking so long. On the issue of ensuring it is accurate, I have heard-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Customer Experience (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: When did Mr. Kissane bring the issue of tracker mortgages and the rip-off to the attention of the Central Bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Customer Experience (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Was the Central Bank too late in moving to carry out this review and put this redress in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Customer Experience (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I did not say that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Customer Experience (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: If there is a lax regulation regime, the banks will drive on. The Central Bank is the regulator. What have Ms Grogan, Ms Melbourne, Mr. Ryan and Ms Byrne learned from this traumatic experience? What would they like to see happening now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Have you packed the bags?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the deputations. Maybe I am going over old ground, but I want to ask a question on the financial structure and capital. Who owns the bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is a board. That is the structure.